Prayagraj vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Prayagraj and Sikar.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Prayagraj averaged an AQI of 80 while Sikar averaged 139 — a 59-point (74%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 350 days when both cities reported, Prayagraj was cleaner on 287 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Prayagraj peaks in November, while Sikar peaks in January. Prayagraj logged 0.2% Severe days and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Prayagraj 69 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) from 2021 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Prayagraj reached AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Prayagraj spans 3 CPCB stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).